Feds Charge NYC Mayor With Selling His Influence to Foreign Nationals. He Says He Won’t Resign

(NEW) Mayor Adams Signs Bill Paving Way For Electrification Of All City Government Vehicles. October 23, 2023, New York, New York, USA: New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during Intro. 279-A bill signing ceremony at NYCHA's Ravenswood Houses on October 23, 2003 in the Queens borough of New York City. Mayor Adams signs Intro. 279-A, formally codifying the city's goal of transitioning its automobile fleet to all Fully Electric (zero emissions) vehicles (ZEVs) by 2038. In addition, the city will install solar carports at NYCHA parking lots and introducing electric vehicle car-sharing program for NYCHA staff. (Credit: M10s / TheNews2) (Foto: M10s/Thenews2/Deposit Photos)

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to stay in office after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips. The five-count indictment made public Thursday outlines a trail of alleged corruption that prosecutors say started when the Democratic former police captain served as an elected official in Brooklyn and continued through his mayoral administration. Prosecutors say Adams received campaign contributions from straw donors, some of which helped him qualify for more than $10 million in matching public campaign funds. Adams says he’s innocent and that he won’t resign.